That was my husband’s and my favorite joke years ago, when drastic changes were happening at work. He hasn’t changed his opinion since then, but I’ve softened a lot. There have been some changes that I love, especially blogging and searching for information on the internet. I would hate to have to give that up.
Product Recall
I was reminded of this a few days ago. We received an automated phone call from Sam’s Club saying we might have bought some food that was being recalled. They mentioned three products, the first two being pistachio nuts. The third was a mixed-nut product. The information came too fast to write down the names, product codes and lot numbers, but I didn’t have to worry. When the message was over I checked to see if the mixed nuts my husband likes contained pistachios. Yes, they did. So I Googled “pistachio recall”, which gave me a link to the FDA site listing all the products affected. So within a matter of minutes we knew not to eat any more of those nuts but instead take them back for a refund.
I’m an information junkie, and it blows me away that
- Sam’s Club knew we had purchased the products,
- Sam’s Club could automatically phone us and the other consumers who bought the suspect nuts, and
- I could so easily find the details of the recall for myself.
Sharing Via the Web
I also love the internet because of the sharing. I love Flickr… especially the people who so generously share their pictures using the Creative Commons license… and Wikipedia and the community of fellow bloggers. It warms my heart just thinking of them.
We’re living in drastically changing times, and I certainly don’t like all of the changes. But by no means am I “agin ’em all”.
What About You?
What changes have you experienced in the past few years? Which ones do you like? Which ones don’t you like? What further changes do you think will be coming? How do you feel about them?
